Did you read the governing contract document between the San Francisco law firm and the city of Coos Bay regarding the wastewater treatment facility that was published by The World? By far the best contract structure that safeguards the interests of a Seller Consultant (in this case the law firm) that I have readsince I started my career as a young pup contracting specialist for QANTAS, the Australian airline,too many years ago. I would have plagiarized the content for my US and off shore consulting agreements in later years.Suchadeal!! You probably noted that the lawyer may bill his $650 (discounted from $795) / hour rate forever. There is no maximum amount specifiedin the contract. The only thing related to the lawyer’s effort and not billable appears to be the dog walker for his puppy. Apparently there is a related and separate contract with an environmental consulting firm that The World did not publish - probably because they were not aware that the contract may exist.When all done, the contract obligates the lawyer to provide “legal advice regarding wastewater treatment issues” to the city. However, in the lengthy contract boiler plate (terms and conditions of the contract) the lawyer is only obligated to deliver “contemporaneous ideas”; the law firm does not “guarantee or ensure any result or opinion”.Say what Councilman Daily? A bunch of taxpayer’s money being spent for a legal opinion that at best is labeled “ideas”. Will the city rely on those ideas in future wastewater matters? What’s next? Please tell us why this is an ohsopeachy deal for the citizen taxpayers; and, please release any other related contract documents to The World for publishing.Fred KirbyCoos Bay

Beginning in July 2016, the following Open Solicitation and Focused Investment Partnership grant types must be applied for online: Restoration, Technical Assistance, Monitoring, and Outreach projects.

In-Person Training Opportunities These trainings will provide a general overview of all application types and provide opportunities for general Q&A. You are encouraged to bring your OGMS log-in and a laptop, if possible, to follow along during the training. Please RSVP so we can plan accordingly: Kristi Cederburg, kristi.j.cederburg@state.or.us, 503-986-0202. For general questions regarding the online application, contact your OWEB project manager.

New report shows financial health of Oregon hospitals has improved as more people have gained health insurance coverageSalem, Oregon––A new report issued by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) finds that as more people in Oregon have become insured, the financial standing of most hospitals has improved. Across Oregon’s hospitals, operating margins have increased, while uncompensated care decreased.The Highlights report––issued for the first time this year––also finds that hospital revenue has increased under the Affordable Care Act.Each year OHA is required to collect financial data from acute care hospitals under ORS 442.400-442.463, providing an annual snapshot of the healthcare needs of Oregon communities and assessing the fiscal health of hospitals under the ACA. The report, “Oregon Acute Care Hospitals: Annual Financials Reporting Highlights,” aims to provide a transparent source of healthcare information and inform policy conversations. “This data shows us that the new healthcare environment is providing more people access to affordable care while improving the financial stability of hospitals in Oregon,” said Lynne Saxton, director of the OHA. “Hospitals are a critical part of our healthcare delivery system, and their financial viability ensures that essential community services are delivered effectively and efficiently. This report provides patients and policymakers an accessible and transparent vantage point for exploring future opportunities.” Major changes to Oregon’s healthcare system in 2014 impacted charity care services provided by Oregon hospitals. As the ACA increased access to health care coverage through expanded Medicaid eligibility and the health insurance exchange, the proportion of uninsured individuals in Oregon fell sharply from 14.5 percent to 5.3 percent (Oregon Health Insurance Survey, 2013 and 2015). This significantly reduced the need for financial assistance and charity care as more people became insured and the cost of services provided to them were recouped by hospitals.

Media availabilityReport researchers Stacey Schubert and Steve Ranzoni will be available to answer questions about the report between 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27. Call Tony Andersen at 971-239-6483 to arrange an interview time. # # #

Have you noticed the Los Angeles real estate agent’s sign at the airport seeking a lessee for the 30,000 square foot hangar and office building? In 2014, the airport manager told us “I’m confident this will get leased out” (prior to August 2015) “because there is a need”. Apparently prospective lessees disagree.It’s been more than 14 years since the city of North Bend caused a ballot measure to form the taxpayer supported Coos County Airport District; thirteen years since the municipalities of Lakeside, Myrtle Point and Powers sued to stop the effort.On 22 April 2014, The World published an article of promises from the airport manager regarding a new airport hangar that was being constructed thanks to grant money from the Oregon Lottery - to be maintained by the taxpayers. On 9 June, my Letter to the Editor commenting on the airport manager’s promises was published by The World. Both are available at theworldlink.com. Bottom line, my comments can be summarized in the words of famous WWII General Anthony McAuliffe - “Nuts!”.Taxpaying airport owners were promised that the hangar and office building “may be able to attract”the overnight needs of commercial aircraft serving North Bend; “is designed to” house 737 size aircraft; “could also end up housing” a large corporate entity with many aircraft like an air ambulance company; and, attracting the right lessee“could infuse up to $100,000 into the local economy” annually.With extensive canard, empennage and propulsion system modifications, pigs “may” and “could” fly.Taxpaying airport owners of Lakeside, Myrtle Point, Powers and other communitieswould probably appreciate a follow up article by The World with content covering real world prospects for leasing the hanger; of hangar income to date; of leasing the vacant airport business center properties; on use of the airport owned business park that,after more than 12 years,remains bare land; of what the airport is doing to lease vacant properties other than hanging signs and sitting by the phone waiting for a prospective lessee to call. Perhaps The World article will tell us where the 56 aircraft reported annually as being permanently housed at the localairport may be found; and include a summary of the airport reported average of 50 daily aircraft departures and landings; and will address any planned runways extension required to safely accommodate 737 size aircraft. Current FAA information is summarized at www.airnav.com/airport/KOTH.Fred KirbyCoos Bay

Due to the absence of a Board quorum at its meeting, voting on action items will be postponed until a later date when a Board quorum would be available via telephone conference call. The agenda items to be discussed are:

Staff reports on the agenda items to be discussed are available on OWEB’s web site at http://www.oregon.gov/OWEB/Pages/boardmtgs/boardmtg-SR-Jul2016.aspx.Board members will participate in this meeting by telephone from multiple locations. The public may attend this meeting at the location listed above. Members of the public may comment only on the agenda items listed above during a public comment period at the beginning of the meeting. The Board encourages persons to limit comments to no more than five minutes.For further information about the meeting, contact Darika Barnes, the Board’s Assistant, at 503-986-0181. If special physical, language, or other accommodations are needed for this meeting, please advise Darika Barnes as soon as possible, but no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 29, 2016.Board decisions on the agenda items will be posted on the web site after the meeting.

The Coos County Chapter of Oregon III% will be holding a meeting andfree demonstration class at the /Owen Building/ in Coquille.*Located at*201 N AdamsCoquille, OR 974237/29/166pm

We will be demonstrating how to assemble a small Individual First AidKit (IFAK) for stabilizing serious trauma and a more comprehensive butportable First Aid Kit for use at home or in the trunk of your car. Wewill also identify several common alternatives to often expensivemedical supplies and let you know where to find them. Anyone interestedin attending our upcoming class on suturing wounds will need to attendthis meeting as we will be passing around a signup sheet. Seats for thesuturing class are extremely limited due to required amount of hands oninstruction

The III% concept is dedicated to the ideals of personal freedom, limitedconstitutional government and personal preparedness. We are neighborshelping neighbors and all members of the community are encouraged tojoin us. If you would like to find out more goto www.oregoniiipercent.com <http://www.oregoniiipercent.com/> or searchfor Oregon III% on Facebook.

2016 Town Hall Schedule

Rep DeFazio hosts a series of town hall meetings each summer to hear from his constituents about the issues that matter most to them. Check the schedule to find out when Peter will be hosting a town hall meeting near you!

Congressman Defazio is going to be making it around his Congressional District during the August recess, holding a series of town halls to receive input from his constituents.

DeFazio will holding a total of seven town halls on the Coast between August 4th and August 17th. Everyone on the Coast should attend at least one of these town halls and say thank you to the Congressman for everything he is doing in Congress to ensure that all Oregon Ports (those on the Coast and on the Columbia River) have the money they need for dredging, both through the annual appropriations process and the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA).

I have not seen the movie, but there are a few flaws with the flyer for the movie. One, America is not a "democracy," it is a constitutional republic, so there is no need for a "New Democracy" when the Republic stands. Even though it is in need of recalibration to its original settings. Two, nature and corporations do not have rights, only individuals have rights. Rights are naturally or divinely inherent for the human individual only

The movie is produced by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, so it could be a comedy, or it could be a tragedy. It will make you laugh and it will make you cry. Then you will probably laugh again at the absurdity, but not to the reasons proposed by the environmental extremist/socialist who make enviro-snuff films.....Rob T.

This coming Wednesday, July 20, 2016, the First Reading of the modified 2nd Amendment Preservation Ordinance will occur at the Curry County Board of Commissioners' meeting at 10 AM.

Please take your turn in showing support for this ordinance as many, many supporters are busy at work supporting their families and our economy and cannot attend these mid-day meetings.

Assuredly, the broken-minded representatives of the Gun Grabbing Left will be present with their pre-scripted statements filled with warm fuzzy emotional appeals wrapped in the mantra of "Common Sense" but, with no facts or reality behind them.

Some of our local geniuses question the need for the Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance. After the last two Oregon Legislative Sessions that removed any doubt of the intent of the Left to infringe upon our right to a means of self-defense, we now we have Governor Kate Brown putting the icing on the disarmament crowd's Liberty Bashing Cake:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

From: Oregon Firearms Federation (OFF) 07.15.16

One day after a truck was used to murder over 80 people in France, Kate Brown and other liberal hacks held an anti-gun press conference that had more cops than reporters.

As always, surrounded by armed guards, Governor Brown called for a ban on standard capacity magazines, an end to the safeguard that allows Oregonians to transfer firearms when the Oregon State Police don't do their jobs and an expansion of attacks on people who are accused of domestic violence but never actually charged or convicted of anything.

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici lied and said it was legal to go to another state and buy a gun with no background check, and demanded that Congress disallow persons on the "no fly" list from buying guns. In a moment of irony no rights hater could ever grasp, Bonamici quoted Congressman John Lewis, who was of course, on the "no fly" list.Governor Brown said:"Since I was sworn in as Governor 17 months ago, more than 600 Oregonians have died from violence inflicted by a gun,"

But no one noted that the vast majority of deaths by gunfire are suicides. That does not fit the politically correct narrative.

Brown also called on Congress to ban modern firearms.

"Every day in the United States, 22 people die from homicidal gun violence," Governor Brown said. "I urge Congress to ban assault weapons and strengthen anti-terrorist legislation by passing the common sense 'No Fly, No Buy' ban."

Members of the so called "faith community" announced their intention to ban modern firearms and magazines via ballot measure, called gun owners "the enemy," and said God was on their side.

In calling for the magazine ban Brown, amazingly, said:

"When a man intent on killing as many people as he could entered the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, he did so with extended capacity magazines.Those magazines allowed him to fire his weapon repeatedly without stopping to reload, without any pause that might have given his victims or law enforcement a chance to stop him."

The sheer lunacy of her remarks is staggering. The Orlando killer was in the nightclub for three hours before police took action. Does Brown actually believe he was shooting for three hours without reloading? The reason so many people died was because they were not prepared and not allowed by law to defend themselves.

Brown also said :"Additionally, I am directing Oregon State Police to proactively notify local law enforcement if a person prohibited by law from buying a gun tries to buy one."

You mean they don't do that now? The fact is, an OSP trooper is dispatched every time there is a gun transfer denial and when they find a prohibited person attempting a transfer, they do...nothing.

Of course, not a word was mentioned of the real cause of most mass shootings. Radical Islam.

2017 is going to be the rockiest year yet for gun rights. In spite of the real dangers facing Americans every day, Brown and her cohorts will be doing all they can to strip you of your rights.

Please, please, be active, make sure your family and friends are active, and VOTE. And please consider making the most generous donation you can to help OFF fight for your rights.

This meeting is the first of 3 steps in having the BOC adopt the Ordinance into law. There will be a two week period for public comment following this First Reading on July 20th, and a Second Reading on August 3, before the Board of Commissioners can vote for or against the Ordinance.

Let's make sure they understand our resolve to protect the Freedoms of Curry County Citizens from the likes of Kate Brown.

See you on July 20th,

Butch JarkChair, 2nd Amendment Preservation Ordinance Committee

Please show-up, sign-in and speak-out for the individual’s right to self-preservation.

The city councilors of Coos Bay have finished two Ballot Measures dealing with the issue of taxing and licensing the marijuana industry. The first measure is a three percent tax on the sale of recreational marijuana inside city limits and the other measure is for issuing business licenses to recreational marijuana dispensaries.

If enacted, the new city tax will go to the general fund and may be spent at the discretion of the city officials. The city officials messed with their citizens’ vote by denying the results of Measure 91 when they decided to put the question on the ballot for a second time when there was a clear and decisive victory of 58% percent in-favor of the sale of recreational marijuana.

The General Election in November will be the opportune time for voters to reeducate these city officials.

Voters should reiterate their vote by supporting the issuing of business license to recreational dispensaries, so they can participate in the marketplace as originally intended. Then, the voters should reject the three percent tax for the city to punish Mayor Shoji and councilors Daily, Kramer, Leahy, and Vaughn for voting in-favor of putting it on the ballot again. They denied the Right of Commerce to their constituents and the business owners in the recreational marijuana industry.

Protecting the Rights of the individual is the only legitimate job of the elected representative and anything less is a dereliction of their constitutionally sworn duty. In direct contrast, it appeared that the city officials acted overcautiously, which unfortunately placed an undue financial burden on the industry due to the councilors’ choice of protectionism of their positions over the rights of the individual.

Coos Bay should learn the lesson that it is not nice to fool with “We the People.”

However, when politicians do the right thing then the people should reward them in-kind.

The Coos County Board of Commissioners was going to enact dozens of pages of new county regulations on the marijuana industry, on top of the countless new regulations spawned by the passage of Measure 91. The commissioners decided to listen to the community, chose not to enact any new regulations, and did the very least required by passing the state mandated definitions, so for not hindering the marijuana industry the people should reward the county.

The BOC has put a measure on the November ballot for a three percent tax on the sale of recreational marijuana in the unincorporated areas of the county. The voters should support the county and VOTE YES for the new marijuana tax to show the politicians that there are good consequences as well as bad consequences when making those important decisions. Then maybe next time the City Councilors of Coos Bay will learn this important lesson and make the right choice.

In his The World front page “letter to the editor” published 2 July, Dick Leshleyinformed us that he is not a Coos Bay / North Bend resident; that he was a part of an 18 month duration large Coos Bay committee that determined an additional ten cents per gallon tax on Coos Bay gasoline sales would be appropriate for generating needed roads improvement and maintenance funds; that the committee decided an increase of only five cents per gallon would have a chance of passing a ballot measure; that he supports a higher tax (ten cents) that would “directly increase” his business costs.

Solutions to problems other than increased tax should be sought. If no other alternative, a temporary minimal increased tax collected exclusively for local roads work accomplished in a cost effective manner could be considered. Example - planned reducing one mile of heavy traffic Ocean Boulevard to one lane to accommodate a bicycle is considered dangerous, not necessary or cost effective. I appreciate that increased tax could devastate many of my independent living neighbors in all parts of the city; many who are depression era children now senior citizens on low fixed incomes; some are dependent on local, state and federal assistance programs; many do without daily necessities to survive.Leshley can write offfuel at any price as a business expense; can you?

As TV huckster Ron Popeil would say; but wait, there’s more!Was this letter from the same Dick Leshley of Coos Bay who on April 10,2015 (during the 18 month committee tenure) wrote to the state of Oregon legislature opposing an increase in the state minimum wage?Does Leshleyhave no problem with taking money as a tax increase while he opposeshelping the less fortunate afford the increased tax?

Eighteen months to identify a known problem and propose an obvious solution; poppycock!Innovative?In industry, the committee would be fired. Is the Coos Bay taxpayer getting the biggest bang for their tax dollar? We seem to love decisions by committee.Perhaps it’s time to form a committee of Coos Bay citizens without political aspirationto take a closer look at where the people’s money has been and will be spent and reallocate more monies to infrastructure needs. Maybe it’s time to put “urban renewal” expenditures under the microscope. Which other funded efforts could easily be done away with?

On September 13th and 14th, Oregon III% will be hosting Constitutional attorney and speaker Krisanne Hall in Coos Bay. The events are free to all. Please schedule some time to join us then. We'd love to have you as our esteemed guests.

Krisanne is a highly respected authority on the Constitution and travels the country from her home in Florida. Believe me, you will definitely enjoy and appreciate the history of America's founding through the eyes of our forefathers. Once a venue is secured, I'll send you an invitation. Here's her website.http://krisannehall.com/

The III% Coos County Chapter will be having a meeting and free training class at the Coos Bay Library on July 14th At 6:30 pmTopic Includes:Sealing Mylar bags for long term food storage SproutingFood drying. All CoosCounty community members, veteran military, police, fire and EMS are encouraged to attend. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Everyone has useful talents, experience, training and the time to contribute. Our communities desperately need our citizens to preserve, protect and defend our Constitution from continued daily assaults. There's not a moment to spare before our beloved country is driven totally into the ground. Even if you've never taken the oath, as an American, this means you. Let others know, then bring a couple of friends and we'll see you there!To learn more about Oregon III% visit us at www.oregoniiipercent.com/ You can also follow us on Facebook “Oregon III% Coos County Chapter.

The Curry County Board of Commissioners will be voting on referring a Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance for the general election in November, so the people can decide. We need every second amendment supporter to show up and demand that the board put this ordinance on the ballot. If you cannot make it to the meeting then please email and call the commissioners.

Commissioner Smith is in support of the measure, but the other commissioners seemed to be unsure of their support of the Second Amendment.

The Democratic Party has organized opposition and has passed a resolution opposing the right to bear arms and they will have several speakers at this next meeting.

Please show-up, sign-in and speak-out for the individual’s right to self-preservation.

The city councilors of Coos Bay have finished two Ballot Measures. One measure is for a tax on the sale of recreational marijuana and the other is for issuing business licenses to marijuana dispensaries. If enacted, it will allow the city to a three percent tax.

The city tax would go to the general fund and it should have been supported. The city messed with the vote and denied the results, so voters should NOT support the Marijuana Tax. The city went against the voters who approved Measure 91. DO NOT VOTE in favor of rewarding the city officials when they denied the Right to Commerce to the businesses and the people. The other tax that should be lowered is the seventeen percent tax that is going to the state. It should be downgraded to a three percent tax to match the amount taken by the cities or counties of Oregon...Rob T.

The following are the documents related to the filing of the city’s referral:

VFW Post 3473 Cottage Grove will present the colorsMC: Jeff Kropf, Former Oregon State Representative10:30 AM Doyle Shamley Apache County, Arizona.....................……...HOW A COUNTY CAN USE ITS KNOWLEDGE OF JURISDICTIONTO TAKE CONTROL OVER FORESTS LANDS

TOPIC: Exposing and solutions to the “Overreach of Federal Regulations” on Ranchers, Mining, Timber, Sportsmen, including the mismanagement of the Forests in our State, being essential to preserving our Constitutional Rights.Food vendors and onsite parking.

Location and Directions oregonlibertycoalition.orgW.O.E. Cottage Grove Heritage Fairground, 32224 N Douglas St, Cottage Grove, OR. Oregon Liberty Coalition (OLC) is a statewide Coalition of local, autonomous, non-partisan patriot groups established to advance and strengthen the Founding principles and God-given rights predicated in the U.S. and Oregon Constitutions. Our mission is to encourage and facilitate citizen participation in the political process and empower all citizens with a voice and influence in demanding Constitutional governance. OLC will help local, independent groups grow in numbers and influence and nurture communication and collaboration among patriot and freedom supporting groups. Information email to orlibertycoalition@gmail.comhttp://oregonlibertycoalition.orghttps://www.facebook.com/OregonLibertyCoalitionOLC

Check out the OCL website.http://oregoncitizenslobby.orgTheir are training and volunteer opportunities, events and the War Room schedule.You can Volunteer to:1. Analyze or Advise on bills for Track Their Vote website.2. Call and email legislators on posted bills.3. Testify and write testimony on bills at committees.4. Participate the War Room efforts.5. Join the Twitter Brigade @ORcitizen #orocl6. Sign up for TEXT

Mission of the Oregon Citizens LobbyOur mission is to help empower Oregonians by monitoring the legislative process in this state. We analyze bills and track them throughout their life cycle. We also track the actions of state representatives and senators as they work through and vote on these bills. The bills and legislators receive a grade based upon the 5 core principles of OCL. If a politician votes in a manner that violates one or more of these principles it is up to them to explain why they did so. We leave the politics to the politicians.The result of our work is posted at Track Their Vote for the public to review. Our hope is that this information will help citizens better understand proposed legislation which will in turn allow them to give relevant testimony on bills, lobby their legislators, and hold these politicians accountable for their actions.Five Core PrinciplesFiscal ResponsibilityGovernment should have a limited budget that reflects the vitality of the state’s economy.Local ControlGovernmental power and functions should be as close to the citizens as possible for maximum oversight, control, and responsiveness.Free MarketsProduction and prices should be dictated by the laws of supply and demand without the interference of government in the way of subsidies, price controls, or over-burdensome regulation.Limited GovernmentOur government should be charged with administering only those functions essential to society and that cannot be performed by private entities.Personal Choice and ResponsibilityCitizens must be free to pursue life, liberty, and property without undue government interference and to reap the rewards or bear the consequences of their decisions.

A bad piece of legislation concerning the management of federal forest land has passed the house and is headed to the Senate. The problem with this legislation is that it ignores the root of the problem and that is federal ownership of state land.

Here is a statement from the Natural Resource committee: “One year ago tomorrow, the House passed the Resilient Federal Forests Act (H.R. 2647) to address the nation's overgrown, fire-prone federal forests. Since then, 8.5 million acres have been destroyed, including 2.3 million acres this year alone.”

The citizens of all 50 states have to call all the Senators on the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry to let them know that the federal government should relinquish all authority and ownership of federal land and allow it to revert back to the prospective county, or state.

The reason Coos County should be very concerned with this bill is that it could allow an Indian tribe the ability to manage federal land in the county, including the O&C lands and the Coos Bay Wagon Road land. The county would lose money to allow some other entity to manage land we are perfectly capable of managing ourselves. Plus, these management agreements erode the sovereignty of both our Nation and the Indian Nations….Rob T.

There are 4 summaries for H.R.2647. View summariesPassed House amended (07/09/2015)Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015TITLE VII--TRIBAL FORESTRY PARTICIPATION AND PROTECTION(Sec. 701) Interior shall take specified administrative action under the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 within 120 days of receiving a request from an Indian Tribe to enter into an agreement or contract to carry out a project to protect Indian forest land or rangeland (including bordering or adjacent federal land). Interior shall (under current law, may) issue a notice of denial to the Tribe if the request is denied.(Sec. 702) The Department concerned, at the request of an Indian Tribe, may treat federal forest land as Indian forest land for purposes of planning and conducting forest land management activities under the National Indian Forest Resources Management Act if the federal forest land is located within, or mostly within, a geographic area presenting a feature or involving circumstances principally relevant to that Indian tribe.The Department concerned and the Tribe, as part of an agreement to treat federal land as Indian forest land, shall:

provide for continued public access (with possible exceptions),

continue sharing revenue generated by the federal forest land with state and local governments,

comply with applicable prohibitions on the export of unprocessed logs harvested from the federal forest land,

recognize all right-of way agreements in place on federal forest land before tribal management activities commence; and

ensure that all commercial timber removed from the federal forest land is sold on a competitive bid basis.(Sec. 703) Interior and USDA may carry out demonstration projects by which federally recognized Indian tribes or tribal organizations may contract to perform administrative, management, and other functions of programs of the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 through contracts entered into under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.

TITLE VIII--MISCELLANEOUS FOREST MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS(Sec. 807) The Northwest Forest Plan Survey and Manage Mitigation Measure Standard and Guidelines shall not apply to any System or public lands.(Sec. 808) All of the public land managed by the BLM in the Salem District, Eugene District, Roseburg District, Coos Bay District, Medford District, and the Klamath Resource Area of the Lakeview District in Oregon shall be managed pursuant to federal law relating to management of the revested Oregon and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands under Interior jurisdiction and classified as timberlands and power-site lands valuable for timber. All of the revenue produced from such lands shall be deposited into the Oregon and California land-grant fund, except any revenue required to be deposited into the Coos Bay Wagon Road grant fund.(Sec. 809) Interior shall develop and consider, a reference analysis and two additional alternatives as part of the revisions of the resource management plans for the BLM's Salem, Eugene, Coos Bay, Roseburg, and Medford Districts and the Klamath Resource Area of the Lakeview District.This reference analysis shall measure and assume the harvest of the annual growth net of natural mortality for all forested land in the planning area in order to determine the maximum sustained yield capacity of the forested land base and to establish a baseline by which Interior shall measure incremental effects on the sustained yield capacity and environmental impacts from management prescriptions in all other alternatives.Interior shall develop and consider:

one additional alternative with the goal of maximizing the total carbon benefits from forest storage and wood product storage; and

a second additional alternative that produces the greater of 500 million board feet or the annual net growth on the acres classified as timberland, excluding any congressionally reserved areas.Interior shall publish the reference analysis and additional alternatives and analyze their environmental and economic consequences in a supplemental draft environmental impact statement.

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